Pakistan Islamist Group Accused Of “Blasphemy Business” Targeting Christians (Worthy News Investigation)
Pakistan’s hardline Islamist party and movement, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has been accused of involvement in a massive “blasphemy business” scheme targeting Christians and other Pakistanis charged under the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, despite being banned by the government.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Pakistan’s hardline Islamist party and movement, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has been accused of involvement in a massive “blasphemy business” scheme targeting Christians and other Pakistanis charged under the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, despite being banned by the government.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Christian Laborer’s Death In Pakistan Sparks Poisoning Probe Calls Amid Blasphemy Tensions (Worthy News Investigation)
Christians and rights campaigners in Pakistan have demanded “a transparent investigation” into the death of a Christian brick kiln worker allegedly poisoned by a Muslim resident in the country’s east, while another Christian laborer was killed in a separate case.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Christians and rights campaigners in Pakistan have demanded “a transparent investigation” into the death of a Christian brick kiln worker allegedly poisoned by a Muslim resident in the country’s east, while another Christian laborer was killed in a separate case.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Hungary To Restore Church Status Of Pastor Once Close To Orbán (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s new center-right government has pledged to restore the church status of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (MET), headed by 74-year-old Pastor Gábor Iványi, a longtime critic — and former ally — of ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Hungary’s new center-right government has pledged to restore the church status of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (MET), headed by 74-year-old Pastor Gábor Iványi, a longtime critic — and former ally — of ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2026
Hungary Ex-Official Urges New Government To Continue Aid For Persecuted Christians
Hungary’s former state secretary responsible for aiding persecuted Christians expects the new government of Prime Minister Péter Magyar to continue a mission that he says helped save “tens of thousands of human lives” around the world.
Posted on: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Hungary’s former state secretary responsible for aiding persecuted Christians expects the new government of Prime Minister Péter Magyar to continue a mission that he says helped save “tens of thousands of human lives” around the world.
Posted on: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Evangelical Churches Growing In Ukraine As War Drags On
More than 100 new evangelical churches have reportedly opened and thousands of people have been baptized in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022, church leaders say.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
More than 100 new evangelical churches have reportedly opened and thousands of people have been baptized in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022, church leaders say.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Pakistan Court Moves Christian Girl To Shelter After Alleged Forced Conversion (Worthy News Focus)
Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court ordered a 15-year-old Christian girl to be moved to a government shelter after allegations that she was forcibly converted to Islam and married to an older Muslim man, a Christian advocate told Worthy News.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court ordered a 15-year-old Christian girl to be moved to a government shelter after allegations that she was forcibly converted to Islam and married to an older Muslim man, a Christian advocate told Worthy News.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Muslim Fulani Kill 13 Christians In Nigeria After Pastor, Family Slain
Suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed at least 13 Christians, including three pregnant women, in Nigeria’s central Plateau state days after a pastor and his family were slain in a separate attack, Christians told Worthy News on Monday.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed at least 13 Christians, including three pregnant women, in Nigeria’s central Plateau state days after a pastor and his family were slain in a separate attack, Christians told Worthy News on Monday.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Christian Colleges Warn Trump Education Reform Could Threaten Ministry Training Programs
Presidents of Christian colleges and seminaries are raising concerns over a provision tucked inside President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” warning it could severely impact students preparing for ministry and religious vocations.
Posted on: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Presidents of Christian colleges and seminaries are raising concerns over a provision tucked inside President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” warning it could severely impact students preparing for ministry and religious vocations.
Posted on: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Belarus Supreme Court Denies Legal Status To Churches (Worthy News)
Three Greek Catholic parishes can no longer continue operating legally in autocratically ruled Belarus after their mandatory applications for “re-registration” were rejected by a regional court, well-informed Christians told Worthy News.
Posted on: Friday, May 8, 2026
Three Greek Catholic parishes can no longer continue operating legally in autocratically ruled Belarus after their mandatory applications for “re-registration” were rejected by a regional court, well-informed Christians told Worthy News.
Posted on: Friday, May 8, 2026
Eritrea Frees Christians After Years In Prison Amid Pressure Over Persecution (Worthy News In-Depth)
Some 24 Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after lengthy periods behind bars in the authoritarian-ruled African nation, advocates confirmed Friday.
Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Some 24 Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after lengthy periods behind bars in the authoritarian-ruled African nation, advocates confirmed Friday.
Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2026
China Frees Christian Leaders After Years In Prison As Pressure On Churches Continues
China has freed the last two church leaders detained for nearly four years following a controversial police raid on a Christian gathering, amid ongoing concerns over religious persecution.
Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2026
China has freed the last two church leaders detained for nearly four years following a controversial police raid on a Christian gathering, amid ongoing concerns over religious persecution.
Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Indonesian Officials Halt Christian Prayer House Construction After Muslim Protests (Worthy News In-Depth)
Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have halted construction of a Christian prayer house after Muslim residents erected protest banners opposing the project, amid growing pressure on churches in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, Christians said Wednesday.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have halted construction of a Christian prayer house after Muslim residents erected protest banners opposing the project, amid growing pressure on churches in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, Christians said Wednesday.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Suspected Fulani Militants Kill 11 Christians In Nigeria Attacks (Worthy News)
Christian survivors were mourning and recovering from injuries Wednesday after suspected Islamic Fulani herdsmen attacked three predominantly Christian villages in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 11 Christians and wounding five others, residents said.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Christian survivors were mourning and recovering from injuries Wednesday after suspected Islamic Fulani herdsmen attacked three predominantly Christian villages in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 11 Christians and wounding five others, residents said.
Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
India Christians Alarmed As Chhattisgarh Adopts Tough Anti-Conversion Law
Christians have expressed concern after India’s central Chhattisgarh state adopted what they describe as the country’s toughest legislation against “coerced or forced religious conversions,” amid concerns about a broader crackdown on minority groups in the Hindu-majority nation.
Posted on: Monday, May 4, 2026
Christians have expressed concern after India’s central Chhattisgarh state adopted what they describe as the country’s toughest legislation against “coerced or forced religious conversions,” amid concerns about a broader crackdown on minority groups in the Hindu-majority nation.
Posted on: Monday, May 4, 2026
Underground Church Thrives in Iran Amid War, Seizing “Spiritual Turning Point”
Despite the devastation and uncertainty brought by the ongoing conflict in Iran, a remarkable spiritual movement is quietly accelerating beneath the surface. Christian leaders report that the nation’s underground Church is not only enduring—but growing stronger—amid the chaos.
Posted on: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Despite the devastation and uncertainty brought by the ongoing conflict in Iran, a remarkable spiritual movement is quietly accelerating beneath the surface. Christian leaders report that the nation’s underground Church is not only enduring—but growing stronger—amid the chaos.
Posted on: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Hundreds Convicted In Nigeria Terror Trial Amid Fresh Attacks (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hundreds of militants have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms on terrorism charges in Nigeria’s largest such trial in recent memory, as fresh reports emerge of deadly attacks impacting civilian communities, observers said Thursday.
Posted on: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Hundreds of militants have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms on terrorism charges in Nigeria’s largest such trial in recent memory, as fresh reports emerge of deadly attacks impacting civilian communities, observers said Thursday.
Posted on: Thursday, April 30, 2026
IS Claims Nigeria Village Attack That Killed Dozens, Christians Among Those At Risk
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least 29 people, raising fresh concerns among Christians and other communities targeted by extremists.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least 29 people, raising fresh concerns among Christians and other communities targeted by extremists.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Egyptian Christian Convert Faces Terror Charges as Trial Opens in Cairo
The trial of Egyptian Christian convert Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek opened last week in Cairo, drawing renewed international concern over religious freedom in Egypt. Abdelrazek, arrested in July 2025, faces multiple terrorism-related charges tied to his conversion from Islam and efforts to change the religious designation on his identity documents.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
The trial of Egyptian Christian convert Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek opened last week in Cairo, drawing renewed international concern over religious freedom in Egypt. Abdelrazek, arrested in July 2025, faces multiple terrorism-related charges tied to his conversion from Islam and efforts to change the religious designation on his identity documents.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Christian Activist Dies In Russian Custody, Raising Fresh Concerns
A prominent Christian preacher and activist known for his anti-war views has died in Russian custody, Worthy News learned Monday.
Posted on: Monday, April 27, 2026
A prominent Christian preacher and activist known for his anti-war views has died in Russian custody, Worthy News learned Monday.
Posted on: Monday, April 27, 2026
Christians Urge Pakistan Lawmakers To Back Child Marriage Ban In Punjab
Christian advocates have urged legislators in Pakistan’s Punjab province to approve child marriage legislation in a country where millions of girls are married as children.
Posted on: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Christian advocates have urged legislators in Pakistan’s Punjab province to approve child marriage legislation in a country where millions of girls are married as children.
Posted on: Saturday, April 25, 2026